AI voice mode is changing not just how I work, but where

I’m finding that AI’s voice mode is changing not just how I work, but where. It’s making me more creative and more mobile at the same time.

Despite being a tech nerd, I have perpetually itchy feet — I hate being desk-bound. I’ve always looked for any excuse to get up and move around through the day.

I impose it on my teams, too. I wouldn’t buy an office coffee machine, but I’d happily fund coffees from our local café, just far enough away to reset the work brain. Still, too many tasks have anchored me to a screen far more than I’d like.

But this year I’ve been using AI with voice mode in a very deliberate way — not just for quick answers, but for sustained thinking while I’m on the move. It’s released me from desk constraints in some pretty amazing ways. A few examples:

Contract reviews

NDAs, RFIs, proposals, MSAs … reviewing them in dozens of pages of detail at my desk is a slog. But with a bit of prep, I now preload documents into separate threads and walk through them aloud with AI.

I get the overview, dive deeper into specific sections, or unpack complex clauses, all while walking. It’s not the final pass, but by the time I return, I’m 90% done.

Writing documentation

Everyone loves the design and build phases; far fewer love the documentation. Voice mode lets me brain-dump everything I know about a feature, then have AI propose the table of contents, outline each section, and draft clean, structured copy.

Technical docs need accuracy and consistency, not personal style, so they’re a perfect fit for AI. Doing it while walking makes the whole process way more active, and even borderline fun.

Evaluating tools and vendors

I’m constantly assessing new software, either for my business or for clients. It used to be search after search across Google, blog posts, comparison sites, and product pages.

Now I talk through requirements, options, and trade-offs conversationally, on the go, with an expert assistant by my side (virtually, at least). It’ll even summarise the findings into a concise presentation for my review later. It’s crazy efficient.

Voice mode is giving me a new option for some of the dull parts of my work; a very useful improvement in my week. I recommend it if you’re as restless as I am. 🙂